09/11/1962 - President John F. Kennedy arrives at International Airport in Houston to huddle with NASA's leadership and address a national audience from Rice to bolster his initiative to land American astronauts on the moon. President Kennedy speaks at the airport. L-R U.S. Rep. Albert Thomas, Vice President Lyndon Johnson, unidentified man, President Kennedy, Houston Mayor Lewis Cutrer.

09/11/1962 - President John F. Kennedy arrives at International...

Lyndon Baines Johnson got the world's most famous space center named after himself.

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